Information about appointing another person to make decisions on your behalf if you are no longer able to, and how you want your estate to be distributed after you die.
Powers of Attorney
Find out more about how to allow someone else to make decisions on your behalf about your property and finances.
Find out more about how to allow someone else to make lifestyle decisions about you in case you later lose the mental capacity to make these decisions yourself.
If you have a legal problem in NSW, Legal Aid NSW is here to help you.
Legal Aid NSW resources
Speaking for myself
This brochure has information about planning for later life decision-making and the steps you can take to protect your interests.
Who will decide for you if you can't decide?
This brochure has information to help you plan ahead in case you lose the capacity to make your own decisions.
Who gets my stuff when I die?
This brochure has information about wills and why they are important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Why make a will?
This brochure has information about wills, including why it is important for everyone to have a will and how to make one.
Everyone deserves respect
This brochure has information about how the Elder Abuse Service in Gosford can help older people living at the Central Coast and Lower Hunter with legal problems.